Warp wrote:
> Orchid XP v8 <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
>> Most of modern science is based on facts which are impossible to varify 
>> without some seriously expensive equipment. The scientists doing this 
>> work can easily verify that the established theories are correct, but 
>> it's a valid question as to whether the fact that laypeople believe it 
>> counts as science or just a belief system...
> 
>   OTOH science is more trustworthy than layman hearsay because experiments
> are usually corroborated by many independent parties (who would have all
> the motivation in the world to report that the experiment doesn't work).

...and *that* is why I personally believe it. ;-)

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